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critical 9.1

CVE-2026-92240 json

Out-of-bounds read in IMAP response parser

published last mo. modified last mo. also EUVD-2026-79244

cvss
9.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A malicious or compromised IMAP server can trigger an out-of-bounds read in the IMAP response parser by sending an untagged '* ID' response, crashing Thunderbird. The affected parsing path is reachable before authentication. This vulnerability was fixed in Thunderbird 156, Thunderbird 140.16, and Thunderbird 153.3.

Patch / fix

  • mozilla thunderbird 140.16, 153.3, 156
  • mozilla thunderbird_esr 140.16, 153.3, 156
  • thunderbird Debian 12 1:140.16.0esr-1~deb12u1
  • thunderbird Debian 13 1:140.16.0esr-1~deb13u1
  • thunderbird Debian 14 1:153.3.0esr-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-92240

  • thunderbird RHEL 8 140.16.0-1.el8_10
  • thunderbird RHEL 10.2 140.16.0-1.el10_2
  • thunderbird RHEL 9 140.16.0-1.el9_8
  • thunderbird RHEL 8.4 EUS_LONG_LIFE, RHEL 8.4 AUS 140.16.0-1.el8_4
  • thunderbird RHEL 8.6 EUS_LONG_LIFE, RHEL 8.6 AUS 140.16.0-1.el8_6
  • thunderbird RHEL 9.6 EUS 140.16.0-1.el9_6
  • thunderbird RHEL 8.8 TUS, RHEL 8.8 E4S 140.16.0-1.el8_8
  • thunderbird RHEL 9.2 E4S 140.16.0-1.el9_2

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:82122RHSA-2026:81913RHSA-2026:81884RHSA-2026:81912RHSA-2026:81394RHSA-2026:81393

  • MozillaThunderbird SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP7, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 153.4.0-150400.13.6.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:4627-1

  • MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 140.16.0-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:11827-1

  • thunderbird AlmaLinux 8 140.16.0-1.el8_10.alma.1
  • thunderbird AlmaLinux 10 140.16.0-1.el10_2.alma.1
  • thunderbird AlmaLinux 9 140.16.0-1.el9_8.alma.1

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:73971ALSA-2026:73130ALSA-2026:70642

  • thunderbird Rocky Linux 8 140.16.0-1.el8_10
  • thunderbird Rocky Linux 10 140.16.0-1.el10_2
  • thunderbird Rocky Linux 9 140.16.0-1.el9_8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:73971RLSA-2026:73130RLSA-2026:70642

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-92240 updated cvss 3.4

thunderbird: Out-of-bounds read in IMAP response parser

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 thunderbird
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 rhel10/thunderbird-flatpak
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird 140.16.0-1.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:73971
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird 140.16.0-1.el9_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:70642
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) thunderbird 140.16.0-1.el10_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:73130
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) thunderbird 140.16.0-1.el8_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:82122
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) thunderbird 140.16.0-1.el8_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:81913
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) thunderbird 140.16.0-1.el8_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:81912
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) thunderbird 140.16.0-1.el9_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:81394
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) thunderbird 140.16.0-1.el9_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:81393
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) thunderbird 140.16.0-1.el10_0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:81392
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) thunderbird 140.16.0-1.el9_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:81884
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) thunderbird 140.16.0-1.el8_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:82122
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6) thunderbird 140.16.0-1.el8_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:81913
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) thunderbird 140.16.0-1.el8_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:81912

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
last mo.

Exploit prediction

0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CNA 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • Mozilla Thunderbird

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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